diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TrashPolicyDefault.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TrashPolicyDefault.java
index 6e101a26e24..39d5e73f0ba 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TrashPolicyDefault.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TrashPolicyDefault.java
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ public class TrashPolicyDefault extends TrashPolicy {
     this.emptierInterval = (long)(conf.getFloat(
         FS_TRASH_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL_KEY, FS_TRASH_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT)
         * MSECS_PER_MINUTE);
+    if (deletionInterval < 0) {
+      LOG.warn("Invalid value {} for deletion interval,"
+          + " deletion interaval can not be negative."
+          + "Changing to default value 0", deletionInterval);
+      this.deletionInterval = 0;
+    }
   }
 
   private Path makeTrashRelativePath(Path basePath, Path rmFilePath) {
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ public class TrashPolicyDefault extends TrashPolicy {
 
   @Override
   public boolean isEnabled() {
-    return deletionInterval != 0;
+    return deletionInterval > 0;
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java
index 568821be280..04f56fb0754 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/fs/TestTrash.java
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ public class TestTrash {
     conf.setLong(FS_TRASH_INTERVAL_KEY, 0); // disabled
     assertFalse(new Trash(conf).isEnabled());
 
+    conf.setLong(FS_TRASH_INTERVAL_KEY, -1); // disabled
+    assertFalse(new Trash(conf).isEnabled());
+
     conf.setLong(FS_TRASH_INTERVAL_KEY, 10); // 10 minute
     assertTrue(new Trash(conf).isEnabled());
 
@@ -526,6 +529,9 @@ public class TestTrash {
     conf.setLong(FS_TRASH_INTERVAL_KEY, 0); // disabled
     assertFalse(new Trash(conf).isEnabled());
 
+    conf.setLong(FS_TRASH_INTERVAL_KEY, -1); // disabled
+    assertFalse(new Trash(conf).isEnabled());
+
     conf.setLong(FS_TRASH_INTERVAL_KEY, 10); // 10 minute
     assertTrue(new Trash(conf).isEnabled());